Weißenfels (district)

Districts of PrussiaFormer districts of Saxony-Anhalt

Weißenfels was a district (Kreis) in the south of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Neighboring districts were (from south clockwise) Burgenlandkreis, Merseburg-Querfurt and the Saxon district Leipziger Land.

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06679 (Taucha)
Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
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